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Howard Hughes Medical Institute vs University of Science and Technology Beijing

On research quality in 2022–now, Howard Hughes Medical Institute ranks #68 in the world and University of Science and Technology Beijing #71, of 28,054 institutions. Howard Hughes Medical Institute stands higher in 5 of the 15 fields both publish in, University of Science and Technology Beijing in 10.

Research profiles alike: -0.14different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

United States · Chevy Chase

World rank, 2022–now
#68
#15 all time
Works, 2022–now
1.7k
fractional
Top-10% rate
49.8%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
63%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Aging, Structural Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

University of Science and Technology Beijing

China · Beijing

World rank, 2022–now
#71
#305 all time
Works, 2022–now
16k
fractional
Top-10% rate
22.3%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
26%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Metals and Alloys, Ceramics and Composites, Archeology.

Who leads in each field?

Howard Hughes Medical Institute stands higher in 5 of 15 fields, University of Science and Technology Beijing in 10. Each bar is that side’s standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute 510 University of Science and Technology Beijing
  1. #444Agricultural and Biological Sciences—
  2. #2Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology—
  3. —Business, Management and Accounting#282
  4. —Chemistry#52
  5. —Computer Science#284
  6. —Earth and Planetary Sciences#172
  7. —Economics, Econometrics and Finance#182
  8. —Energy#33
  9. —Engineering#34
  10. —Environmental Science#118
  11. #15Immunology and Microbiology—
  12. —Materials Science#4
  13. #412Medicine—
  14. #4Neuroscience—
  15. —Social Sciences#425

Standing is the percentile of world rank within each field, 2022–now; the printed number is the rank itself. A dash means the field is too small there to rank. How sides are compared.

Where does each put its research?

Not who is better, but what each side chooses to work on. A country or institution that puts twice the world’s share of its research into a field sits at 2×, whatever its size.

  1. Immunology and Microbiology6.4× 0.0×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.0× 0.3×
  3. Neuroscience6.3× 0.3×
  4. Nursing0.8× 0.1×
  5. Medicine0.9× 0.1×
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.4× 0.1×
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.6× 0.1×
  8. Veterinary0.2× 0.1×
  9. Psychology0.3× 0.2×
  10. Chemistry0.8× 1.2×
  11. Dentistry0.1× 0.1×
  12. Health Professions0.1× 0.1×
  13. Environmental Science0.4× 0.9×
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.3× 0.8×
  15. Arts and Humanities0.1× 0.3×
  16. Social Sciences0.0× 0.1×
  17. Decision Sciences0.2× 0.8×
  18. Energy0.6× 2.4×
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.2× 0.8×
  20. Mathematics0.1× 0.7×
  21. Chemical Engineering0.4× 2.4×
  22. Computer Science0.1× 1.0×
  23. Materials Science0.4× 4.9×
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.0× 0.5×
  25. Business, Management and Accounting0.0× 0.5×
  26. Engineering0.1× 3.4×
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteUniversity of Science and Technology Beijing

Location quotient in 2022–now: the share of each side’s research in the field over the world’s share. 1× is the world’s balance; the axis runs from a quarter of it to four times. Fields where Howard Hughes Medical Institute leans further are at the top, University of Science and Technology Beijing’s at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4k6kUniversity of Science and Technology Beijing4,060 in 2025Howard Hughes Medical Institute420 in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works per year. The latest, partial year is left off.

Which publishes more research, Howard Hughes Medical Institute or University of Science and Technology Beijing?

University of Science and Technology Beijing publishes 9.7× as much research as Howard Hughes Medical Institute in 2022–now (16k against 1.7k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Howard Hughes Medical Institute or University of Science and Technology Beijing?

49.8% of Howard Hughes Medical Institute's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 22.3% for University of Science and Technology Beijing.